Egypt,
located in the Sahara desert, is a hot place! People were
able to live there because of the Nile. The Nile river starts
its journey at Lake Victoria in Uganda, as the White Nile.
The Blue Nile, coming out of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, feeds
into the White Nile about half way to its destination: emptying
into the Mediterranean Sea. The
Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning
River Valley. Egypt is, indeed, one of the world most enduring
river valley civilizations in the history of the world.
The Nile region of Egypt has been inhabited continuously
for over 5000 years, bringing us to the current day. Where
there is moving water, there are plants. Where there are
plants, there will be animals. Where there are animals there
will be humans. Where there are humans, there will be innovations.
This fan is very much like the ones used to cool the pharaohs.
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Supplies: |
Sources:
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Cost:
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1
Paint stirring stick
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Dale's
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Free
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1
legal hanging folder
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RAFT/COF
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Free
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1 Fan Template
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COF/borrow
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Free
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Sharpies
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COF
storeroom
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Free
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Scissors
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COF
storeroom
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Free
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50 (approx) feathers each
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Dollar Store or Catalogue
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$1.00
or your choice
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Wood
glue
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Dale's
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$0.25
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Egyptian
rubber-stamps
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COF
storeroom
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Free
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Rubber-stamp
pads
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COF/Office
Max/RAFT
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$0.35
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Masking
tape
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Discount
Cat. pg 53 #CMT
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$0.50
used ($1.95/roll)
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Total
(approx.) |
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$1.10
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Technique:
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1.
Each student gets 2 pieces of folder paper, 8"x14". The template
is traced onto both pages and cut out. |
2.
Paint one side only of each fan shape with metallic gold or
copper paint. Cover over entire surface of one side. |
3.
Next, paint stirrer. Brown is fine. |
4.
As soon as the fan paper is dry, hieroglyphics can be printed
or drawn on one side. The eye of Horus drawn largely on the
other side makes a great and powerful statement. Of course,
any Egyptian image will be fine. |
5.
Tear (or cut) 5-8 pieces of masking tape, each 3"-4" long.
Place a piece of tape, sticky side up on the table. Attach
4-7 feathers on the tape so that the quill end lays perpendicular
to the tape length. Each feather should have about ½" between
them. |
6.
Place masking tape (with feathers attached) to the very edge
of the fan paper with the feathers sticking outward. |
7.
When painted fan paper and paint stir stick are dry (about
5 minutes), drizzle wood glue along the edge of the fan just
on top of the masking tape line being careful to get all the
way around. Smear it a little with your finger so that it
is evenly applied. (This will also cause it to dry faster.)
Add a bit more in the middle where the paint stir stick will
go. It only needs to be ½ way across the fan shape, as this
will give it flexibility. |
8.
Place opposite fan paper over glued side and mash them together
checking that they line up evenly. Lay the fan on a rug and
put a large heavy book on it for a few minutes. |
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Sixth
graders' Egyptian fans.
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Alex
Kent © 2007
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